Top Tips to Create a Teenage Bedroom Paradise
Your baby got big, is almost all-grown-up… and it is officially time to scrap the farm animal wallpaper and invest in something a little more adult. Renovating a bedroom can be expensive and time consuming, but with a little thought you can quite easily create a space that your teenager will love without breaking the bank (or needing to do it again in 6mths time). In fact, we recently did a kids-to-teens bedroom makeover for...
When’s the best time to put a TV in your children’s bedroom?
Have you put a TV in your children’s bedroom? How old were or are they? It’s one of those unexpected parenting dilemmas, isn’t it? We all knew there’d be decisions over names and vaccines and weaning and bedtimes. But who knew we’d be making a parenting decision over 4K TVs? Seriously, did any of us expect the endless stressful undercurrent of constant parental decision-making (when should I allow them to...
Top 5 fitness tips from a couch potato (ex) for real life people
Getting Fit – it’s January, so it’s pretty hard to hide from, isn’t it?You hear it from everyone, everywhere;”It’s a New Year, it’ll be a New Me.””This is the year I’m REALLY going to do it.””2023 is definitely the year I finally lose weight/get fit/actually GO to the gym I joined (three years ago)/swim every single week…” And of course, we all mean...
The best spare bed – go Aerobed. No, really.
A couple of years ago we took a risk, and instead of pulling the various parts of the old pine bed out of the loft (and the old double mattress out of the garage), we asked my disabled Father In Law to sleep on an airbed for Christmas. Not as harsh as it sounds – we’re not talking an old rubber pump-up on the floor. We were talking a properly good big-and-solid Platinum Aerobed. Being a polite sort, he agreed to give it a...
How to Purchase High-quality Blankets & Pillows: A Full Buying Guide
The Best Way to Wash Wool Clothing and Blankets A quality wool blanket will give a lifetime of comfort and warmth, so it’s worth taking care of your investment to keep it looking in pristine condition for longer. Inevitably, wool blankets and clothing need to be washed so here’s our useful guide on the best way to wash your woolen. Wool is a special fiber that is naturally breathable and repels dirt and odors. These characteristics...
Molton Brown Gift set (stocking filler?!) #ChristmasGiftGuide
My teen daughter LOVES Molton Brown products. I mean, really loves them. She gets MAD if anyone pinches a bit of the shower gel (fair enough, it’s not cheap stuff, is it?). And this Molton Brown gift set is absolutely perfect for her, letting her try ALL the flavours (though she’ll always come back to the Coastal Cypress, because she likes the blue best). Since 1973, Molton Brown have been on a journey of scent discovery....